Football Three Kingdoms

Chapter 196 Taoyuan vs. Bronze Sparrow
In the second semi-final of the Central Plains Imperial College Student League, the two sides were the Taoyuan team and the Chibi team.

The players of the two teams can be said to be star-studded, and every name on the starting list is a legend.

Taoyuan team starting goalkeeper Zhang Fei.

Guan Yu, Wei Yan, Zhou Cang, Ma Chao on the back line.

Midfielders Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xu Shu.

Forwards Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong.

In this game, the Taoyuan team withdrew Ma Chao to the full-back position. In this way, Ma Chao's speed can be used to advance forward and fly with Guan Yu on the other side.

In midfield, apart from the dragon and phoenix combination, Xu Shu entered the starting lineup. Xu Shu is characterized by accurate passing and strong concealment.

It's just that, the Taoyuan team's midfield seems to be a bit offensively strong and defensively weak, or in other words, the Taoyuan team as a whole is offensively strong and defensively weak.

Except for Wei Yan, Zhou Cang and goalkeeper Zhang Fei, the other eight players on the Taoyuan team are all players who are good at attacking.

On the other hand, the starting roster of the Bronze Sparrows is much more balanced.

Goalkeeper Cao Ren.

Zhang Jai, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Le Jin on the back line.

Midfielders Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, Guo Jia, and Yu Jin.

Forwards Zhang Liao and Xu Huang

Obviously, the Bronze Sparrows analyzed the personnel and tactics of the Taoyuan team. They put up double midfielders in the midfield. This decision was to increase the defensive strength of the midfield.

This match can be said to be the strongest confrontation between the spear and the shield in this competition. In the end, it depends on whether Taoyuan's spear is sharp or Tongque's shield is strong.

"It doesn't matter which team they enter the final, it's hard for us to deal with it," Mi Zhu looked at the opponent's starting lineup, and said with emotion from the bottom of his heart, "I hope they can lose both."

"Both are hurting?" Mi Fang shook her head and said, "You think too well, besides, it's not like you don't know who are sitting on their respective benches."

"Hey, you're right, even if it's their substitute, it's not easy to deal with."

"So, let's watch the game carefully and see if we can find some flaws."

The match between the Taoyuan team and the Bronze Sparrow team began, and the Taoyuan team kicked off first.

As predicted by the Taoyuan team's lineup, as soon as the game started, the Taoyuan team launched a stormy attack on the Bronze Sparrows.

In particular, the Taoyuan team's two full-backs, Guan Yu and Ma Chao, stepped in in turn, constantly attacking the Tongque team's defense.

However, the two forwards against Taoyuan, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong, are not tall, and it is difficult to receive crosses from both sides under the marking of the opponent's two tall defenders, Dian Wei and Xu Chu.

Therefore, the Tongque team seemed to be passively defending, but the Taoyuan team did not get a real chance to score.

Faced with this situation, the Taoyuan team quickly made adjustments, no longer blindly making breakthroughs from both sides, but began to make a fuss in the middle.

Liu Bei, as the offensive core of the Taoyuan team, began to frequently control the ball in the midfield, looking for the opponent's flaws.

Soon, Liu Bei found an opportunity. He used a feint to sway past Yu Jin who was rushing up to grab the ball, and then kicked the ball through, sticking the football to the ground, and passed it to the penalty area of ​​the Bronze Sparrows.

Liu Bei's pass was very tricky, and it happened to pass between Dian Wei and Xu Chu. At the moment when the two hesitated, Zhao Yun suddenly started and rushed towards the football.

At this time, it was Dian Wei who was guarding Zhao Yun. Seeing Zhao Yun's activation, it was already a step too late for Dian Wei to follow up. At this time, the disadvantage of being tall appeared.
Being tall, he certainly has an advantage when defending high-altitude balls, but when defending ground offense, especially when facing a player like Zhao Yun who is good at speed, he seems a bit cumbersome.

This kind of cumbersomeness was not obvious in the previous games of the Tongque team, because Dian Wei and Xu Chu's speed was actually not slow, but their opponent today was Zhao Yun.

After Zhao Yun flung Dianwei's defense off lightly, he used the inside of his foot to lightly pad the football under his feet, and then looked up at the goal.

Then Zhao Yun saw a huge black shadow rushing towards him. It turned out that Cao Ren had already made his own judgment the moment Liu Bei passed the ball. He decisively abandoned the goal and rushed towards the football.

Seeing Cao Ren flying forward, Zhao Yun didn't dare to neglect, and quickly pushed with the outer instep of his right foot. The football passed through Cao Ren's armpit and rolled towards the goal.

"Nice job!"

"nice shot!"

"The response is so fast!"

In the private room of the Zhulu team, the former Zhuibei University of Technology players couldn't help but befriend Zhao Yun's shot. Although they may become opponents in the next game, after all, they have been together for so long, and they still have a lot of affection for Zhao Yun of.

It's just that as Zhao Yun's brother, Gao Qingyu couldn't help feeling sorry for Zhao Yun's shot.

Sure enough, although the football passed Cao Ren's defense, it failed to roll into the goal. Instead, it brushed against the left post of the goal and slid past it.

Zhao Yun looked at the football passing by the sliding door and let out a helpless sigh. This was the best scoring opportunity for the Taoyuan team since the beginning of the game.

"Zhao Yun missed the shot?" Gongsun Zan said beside Gao Qingyu, "It's not like him."

Gao Qingyu nodded and said, "You're right, in that case, he won't miss the kick."

"What do you mean?" Gongsun Zan asked thoughtfully, "Did he miss the kick?"

"Yes," Gao Qingyu said, "That's what I mean. Zhao Yun's shot did not completely escape Cao Ren's defense, but was touched by Cao Ren's body in the end, changing the direction."

"Why didn't Zhao Yun's shot avoid Cao Ren?"

"Because Cao Ren attacked too decisively," Gao Qingyu explained, "Zhao Yun has already made the best response. This Cao Ren is not inferior to Zhou Yu in terms of goalkeeping skills."

Sure enough, the referee awarded Taoyuan a corner kick after combining with the linesman.

It was Taoyuan's Xu Shu who took the corner kick. At the same time, Taoyuan's two central defenders, Wei Yan and Zhou Cang, also came to the Tongque team's penalty area. They were the two tallest players in the Taoyuan team.

Xu Shu gave a big kick directly, and the football crossed an arc and flew towards the front of the penalty area of ​​the Bronze Sparrows. Huang Zhong, who had already been guarding the front, gently pushed the football to the back with a light pad on the top of his head.

At the point behind the goal, Wei Yan had been prepared for a long time, quickly plugged in, jumped high and smashed the football towards the goal of the Bronze Sparrows with a head hammer.

Obviously, the Taoyuan team's cooperation this time had been rehearsed in advance, and the running positions between several players were very clear and full of tacit understanding.

Unfortunately, however, Wei Yan's header still failed to break through Cao Ren's defense, and was hugged by Cao Ren who was flying towards him.

Cao Ren didn't pause. He directly raised his hand and threw the football to the frontcourt. The Bronze Sparrows launched a quick counterattack.

(End of this chapter)